meta job cuts

[drakulton]

meta cutting 5% of staff to lose the worst performers..... that's all of the support staff gone then.

Meta to cut 5% of jobs and shed "low performers faster"

The company will shed roughly 3,600 roles but plans to backfill the roles later in the year.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Zefan]

Is this something that would even be legal in the UK? Specifically, can you make someone redundant that easily while planning to hire for that role in the near future?

 

[Grim5]

Zuck deserves it, he's a terrible CEO and is killing the business

 

[MrRockliffe]

Is this something that would even be legal in the UK? Specifically, can you make someone redundant that easily while planning to hire for that role in the near future?

You can’t rehire in the same role, no. But I can’t remember how long that’s for.

 

[Grim5]

Is this something that would even be legal in the UK? Specifically, can you make someone redundant that easily while planning to hire for that role in the near future?

It's very easy to fire staff in the U.S

 

[Zefan]

It's very easy to fire staff in the U.S

Yes but specifically when you're planning on hiring again? I suppose there must be a time limit of sorts to prevent unfair dismissal, but again maybe not and this is just my UK POV coming through?

 

[LostCorpse]

You can’t rehire in the same role, no. But I can’t remember how long that’s for.

1 year in the uk...

been through someting similar recently
i saw this osted yesterday was a bit disointed but didnt go in to the details/article

its part of the trend at the moment 5% job cuts, you seem to see it a lot around at the moment

 

[Ayahuasca]

Yes but specifically when you're planning on hiring again? I suppose there must be a time limit of sorts to prevent unfair dismissal, but again maybe not and this is just my UK POV coming through?

Much harder in the US. Technically, I suppose you could go after them legally, but the expense involved wouldn't be worth it for most.

Even in the UK with stronger employee protections, the success rate in tribunals against unfair dismissal is very small and those who do win their case have often paid for legal representation.

 

[Buddy]

I suspect this is also because AI is replacing the low level coders etc

 

[LostCorpse]

I suspect this is also because AI is replacing the low level coders etc everyone

fixed

 

[Minstadave]

Zuck deserves it, he's a terrible CEO and is killing the business

Really? The share price seems to suggest the opposite.

 

[Avathar77]

Maybe he doesn't need the staff now that he has decided to stop fact checking.